Industry foundation class modeling for estimating and scheduling

Abstract: Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) developed by the International Alliance
for Interoperability (IAI) are general models of a building project that
support project information sharing and exchange among different types of
computer applications used in the project. The IFCs are developed based on
the information requirements from industry processes. The Project
Management Domain Committee of IAI's North America Chapter has
developed process models of cost estimating, scheduling, and their
integration for the purpose of generating the IFCs to support data sharing
throughout estimating and scheduling applications. The goal of this paper is
to present the models relevant to estimating and scheduling in the IFCs.
The paper discusses various modelling issues covering subjects such as
costs, construction processes, resources, products, and project documents
for work plans and cost estimates.

Permission to reproduce these papers has been graciously provided by the Research Press of the National Research Council of Canada. The support of the editors, particularly Dr. Dana Vanier, is gratefully appreciated.